Vivaldi: Concerti per violini I 'La caccia'

The concertos included in Enrico Onofri’s collection for Naïve constitute the first volume of Vivaldi’s violin concertos in the Tesori del Piemonte series; the booklet lists the release as Volume 30 in that series, but the jewel box identifies it as Volume 29. Two of the concertos, RV 208 and RV 234, appear in Viktoria Mullova’s collection on Onyx 4001, with Il Giardino Armonico, an ensemble with which Onofri has also been associated. Whereas Il Giardino Armonico begins the “Grosso mogul” with bow strokes resembling crackling gunshots, the Academia Montis Regalis produces more insinuating, less percussive sonorities. But Onofri’s boldly slashing entrance commands greater attention—and holds it, despite his frequently whining tone production—through the recitative-like slow movement with its swirling figuration and the finale’s stunning cadenza (there’s one in the first movement as well). The Concerto, RV 332, published in Vivaldi’s op. 8, bears a similarity to the others in Naïve’s collection due to its cadenza-like figuration and its recitative-like slow movement. Onofri makes the most of its virtuosic possibilities.

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Alessandro De Marchi, Enrico Onofri, Anna Fontana
Conductor: Enrico Onofri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis

Track Listings

01 - Concerto RV208 Grosso Mogul in D major - Allegro
02 - Concerto RV208 Grosso Mogul in D major - Grave Recitativo
03 - Concerto RV208 Grosso Mogul in D major - Allegro
04 - Concerto RV332 in G minor - Allegro
05 - Concerto RV332 in G minor - Largo
06 - Concerto RV332 in G minor - Allegro
07 - Concerto RV234 L'Inquietudine in D major - Allegro Molto
08 - Concerto RV234 L'Inquietudine in D major - Largo
09 - Concerto RV234 L'Inquietudine in D major - Allegro
10 - Concerto RV199 Il Sospetto in C minor - Allegro con l'arco attaccato alle corde
11 - Concerto RV199 Il Sospetto in C minor - Andante Tutti sempre Piano senza Cembali
12 - Concerto RV199 Il Sospetto in C minor - Allegro
13 - Concerto RV362 La Caccia in B flat major - Allegro
14 - Concerto RV362 La Caccia in B flat major - Adagio
15 - Concerto RV362 La Caccia in B flat major - Allegro
16 - Concerto RV270 Il Riposo in E major - Allegro Senza cembalo sempre. Con tutti…
17 - Concerto RV270 Il Riposo in E major - Adagio
18 - Concerto RV270 Il Riposo in E major - Allegro